Douglas A-20 Havoc

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The Douglas A-20 Havoc was an American World War II-era light bomber and attack aircraft widely used for low-level bombing, ground attack, and night-fighter missions by several Allied air forces.

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Douglas A-20 Havoc canonical 10
A-20 Havoc 7
Douglas A-20 (in U.S. service) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military aircraft
attack aircraft
light bomber
alliedCodename Havoc
armament defensive machine guns
forward-firing machine guns
internal bomb load
bombLoad approximately 900 kg of bombs
up to 2,000 lb of bombs
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 3
designation A-20
linked to: A-20 Havoc
engineType air-cooled radial piston engine
firstFlight 1939
height approximately 17 ft 7 in
length approximately 48 ft
manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
maximumSpeed approximately 317 mph
approximately 510 km/h
nickName Boston
Havoc
numberBuilt over 7,000
powerplant 2 × Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone radial engines
primaryUser Royal Air Force
Soviet Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
productionEnd 1944
productionStart 1939
range approximately 1,025 miles
approximately 1,650 km
role ground attack aircraft
light bomber
night fighter
reconnaissance aircraft
serviceCeiling approximately 23,700 ft
approximately 7,200 m
serviceEntry 1941
successor Douglas A-26 Invader
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations
North African campaign
Pacific Theater of Operations
usedBy Free French Air Forces
linked to: Free French Forces

Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force
Soviet Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
usedFor ground attack
low-level bombing
night-fighter missions
usedInConflict World War II
wingspan approximately 61 ft 4 in

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Douglas Aircraft Company notableProduct Douglas A-20 Havoc
Far Eastern Air Forces aircraftTypeUsed A-20 Havoc
linked to: Douglas A-20 Havoc
Douglas Boston alsoDesignatedAs A-20 Havoc
linked to: Douglas A-20 Havoc
No. 226 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Douglas A-20 Havoc
Waco CG-4 tugAircraft A-20 Havoc
subject linked to: Waco CG-4 glider
linked to: Douglas A-20 Havoc
Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone usedInAircraft Douglas A-20 Havoc
Ed Heinemann designed Douglas A-20 Havoc
United States Army Air Forces in World War II aircraftUsed A-20 Havoc
linked to: Douglas A-20 Havoc
Douglas DB-7 developedInto Douglas A-20 Havoc
Douglas DB-7 usArmyDesignation A-20 Havoc
linked to: Douglas A-20 Havoc
Douglas DB-7 alsoKnownAs Douglas A-20 (in U.S. service)
linked to: Douglas A-20 Havoc
Boston alsoKnownAs Douglas A-20 Havoc
Boston alsoKnownAs A-20 Havoc
linked to: Douglas A-20 Havoc
United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific usedAircraft A-20 Havoc
linked to: Douglas A-20 Havoc
8th Bombardment Squadron aircraftOperated Douglas A-20 Havoc
Northrop A-17 successor Douglas A-20 Havoc